3.2 - Power Relationships Flashcards
Who created instrumental and expressive role?
Parsons
3 things Edgell discovered about decision making in the family
1 - Very important decisions either made by husband alone or husband had final say (finance, moving house)
2 - Important decisions made jointly and rarely by wife alone (child’s education or holiday)
3- Less important decisions made by wife (home decor or food)
Who discovered that decision making wasn’t equal in families
Edgell
AO3 - Decisions making in family (3)
Hard to find out which decisions are important
Less important decisions can be a subtle process
Social norms, career, wider society ignores
What did Hardill et al discover?
MC wives deferred to husband is major decisions
Who discovered that wives deferred to husband in decisions?
Hardill et al
What happens if the male is unemployed in terms of decision making? Who?
Leighton - female took over bills and cut back spending
Who found the two types of control over the family?
Pahl and Vogler
What are the two types of control Pahl and Vogler discovered? Describe them
Allowance system - husband gives wife an allowance and keep remaining surplus for himself
Pooling - both partners have access to income and joint responsibility
As a women earns more money, they are likely to experience ……………………………………………
Equality in decision making
What was seen in the 1980s?
Feminisation of the workplace
What happened when men lost their jobs? (2)
Low self esteem and a crisis in masculinity
4 stats about domestic violence
80% acted like nothing happened afterwards
1/3 women said it was right for the man to beat them
1/4 responded to attack with violence
What are the issues with the response to domestic violence? (3)
Few shelters for male victims
Only a small minority reported
Very few incidents end in persecutor facing criminal prosecution
